go EXTINCT BRITISH ANIMALS. 
occupied the east coast of Scotland, Mucros—mue in 
their language, which was the Celtic or Gaelic, signi- 
fying a sow or boar, and vos a peninsula or promon- 
tory. The correctness of this derivation is said to be 
confirmed by the fact that near the extremity of the 
parish the village of Boarhills still retains the 
original name of the district, but translated into the 
modern language. Boethius, however, states (fol. 
272) that the land in question was given to the See 
of St. Andrews by Alexander the First about 1124, 
and was named ‘‘the Boar’s chase” (cursus apri) im 
consequence of an enormous Boar, which had done 
great damage in the neighbourhood, having been 
pursued and eventually killed there.“ He further 
adds that its huge tusks, measuring twelve inches 
long, and three in their greatest width, were pre- 
served as trophies, and chained to the high altar of 
St. Andrews.+ His words are :—“ Auait [ Alexander} 
quoque facultates sacre cedis D. Andree, cum aliis 
guibusdam predits, tum eo agro cui nomen est ‘Apri 
cursus, ab apro immenst magnitudinis, qui edita honii- 
num et pecorum ingenti strage, se@pe neguicquam a 
venatoribus, magno ipsorum periculo, petitus, tandem 
ab armata multitudine invasus, per hune agrum pro- 
Jugiens confossus est.” He adds: 
hujus bellua indicia, dentes, guos mazxillis exsertos 
habent, admirande magnitudinis longitudinis enim 
“ Hetant immanis 
* See also Spotswood, “ Hist. Church of Scotland” (1665), p. 134; 
and Martine, ‘‘ Reliquiz Divi Andre” (1797), p. 94. 
+ “New Statist. Acct. Scotland,” vol. ix.p. 449. The arms of the 
city of St. Andrews represent a boar leaning against a tree. 
